Q: Is 252,504 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,504 is a composite number.

Why is 252,504 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 252,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 167 168 189 216 252 334 378 501 504 668 756 1,002 1,169 1,336 1,503 1,512 2,004 2,338 3,006 3,507 4,008 4,509 4,676 6,012 7,014 9,018 9,352 10,521 12,024 14,028 18,036 21,042 28,056 31,563 36,072 42,084 63,126 84,168 126,252 and 252,504, with no remainder.

Since 252,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,504, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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